HOT as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • marked by excited activity
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hot week on the stock market
   Similar To
   • active (what does active mean?)
2. Meaning
   • charged or energized with electricity
   Synonym(s)
   • live (what does live mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hot wire
   • a live wire
   Similar To
   • charged (what does charged mean?)
3. Meaning
   • having or dealing with dangerously high levels of radioactivity
   Usage Example(s)
   • hot fuel rods
   • a hot laboratory
   Similar To
   • radioactive (what does radioactive mean?)
4. Meaning
   • of a seeker
   • near to the object sought
   Synonym(s)
   • warm (what does warm mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • you”re getting warm
   • hot on the trail
   Similar To
   • near (what does near mean?)
   • close (what does close mean?)
5. Meaning
   • having or showing great eagerness or enthusiasm
   Usage Example(s)
   • hot for travel
   Similar To
   • eager (what does eager mean?)
6. Meaning
   • very fast
   Synonym(s)
   • blistering (what does blistering mean?)
   • red-hot (what does red-hot mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a blistering pace
   • got off to a hot start
   • in hot pursuit
   • a red-hot line drive
   Similar To
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
7. Meaning
   • capable of quick response and great speed
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hot sports car
   Similar To
   • fast (what does fast mean?)
8. Meaning
   • newly made
   Usage Example(s)
   • a hot scent
   Similar To
   • fresh (what does fresh mean?)
9. Meaning
   • very good
   • often used in the negative
   Usage Example(s)
   • he’’s hot at math but not so hot at history
   Similar To
   • good (what does good mean?)
10. Meaning
    • used of physical heat
    • having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
    Usage Example(s)
    • hot stove
    • hot water
    • a hot August day
    • a hot stuffy room
    • she’’s hot and tired
    • a hot forehead
    Antonym(s)
    • cold (what does cold mean?)
    Similar To
    • baking (what does baking mean?)
    • baking hot (what does baking hot mean?)
    • blistering (what does blistering mean?)
    • blistery (what does blistery mean?)
    • burning(a) (what does burning(a) mean?)
    • calefacient (what does calefacient mean?)
    • warming (what does warming mean?)
    • calefactory (what does calefactory mean?)
    • calefactive (what does calefactive mean?)
    • heating (what does heating mean?)
    • calorifacient (what does calorifacient mean?)
    • calorific (what does calorific mean?)
    • heated (what does heated mean?)
    • heated up (what does heated up mean?)
    • het (what does het mean?)
    • het up (what does het up mean?)
    • hottish (what does hottish mean?)
    • red-hot (what does red-hot mean?)
    • sizzling (what does sizzling mean?)
    • sultry (what does sultry mean?)
    • stifling (what does stifling mean?)
    • sulfurous (what does sulfurous mean?)
    • sulphurous (what does sulphurous mean?)
    • sweltering (what does sweltering mean?)
    • sweltry (what does sweltry mean?)
    • thermal (what does thermal mean?)
    • torrid (what does torrid mean?)
    • sultry (what does sultry mean?)
    • tropical (what does tropical mean?)
    • tropic (what does tropic mean?)
    • white (what does white mean?)
    • white-hot (what does white-hot mean?)
    • fervent (what does fervent mean?)
    • fervid (what does fervid mean?)
    • fiery (what does fiery mean?)
    • igneous (what does igneous mean?)
    • heatable (what does heatable mean?)
    • overheated (what does overheated mean?)
    • scorching (what does scorching mean?)
    See Also
    • warm (what does warm mean?)
    Attribute(s)
    • temperature (what does temperature mean?)
11. Meaning
    • extended meanings
    • especially of psychological heat
    • marked by intensity or vehemence especially of passion or enthusiasm
    Usage Example(s)
    • a hot temper
    • a hot topic
    • a hot new book
    • a hot love affair
    • a hot argument
    Antonym(s)
    • cold (what does cold mean?)
    Similar To
    • fiery (what does fiery mean?)
    • flaming (what does flaming mean?)
    • heated (what does heated mean?)
    • red-hot (what does red-hot mean?)
    • sizzling (what does sizzling mean?)
    • sensual (what does sensual mean?)
    • sultry (what does sultry mean?)
    • torrid (what does torrid mean?)
    • white-hot (what does white-hot mean?)
    See Also
    • passionate (what does passionate mean?)
    Attribute(s)
    • emotionality (what does emotionality mean?)
    • emotionalism (what does emotionalism mean?)
12. Meaning
    • recently stolen or smuggled
    Usage Example(s)
    • hot merchandise
    • a hot car
    Similar To
    • illegal (what does illegal mean?)
13. Meaning
    • having or bringing unusually good luck
    Usage Example(s)
    • hot at craps
    • the dice are hot tonight
    Similar To
    • lucky (what does lucky mean?)
14. Meaning
    • newest or most recent
    Synonym(s)
    • red-hot (what does red-hot mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • news hot off the press
    • red-hot information
    Similar To
    • new (what does new mean?)
15. Meaning
    • very unpleasant or even dangerous
    Usage Example(s)
    • make it hot for him
    • in the hot seat
    • in hot water
    Similar To
    • unpleasant (what does unpleasant mean?)
16. Meaning
    • very popular or successful
    Usage Example(s)
    • one of the hot young talents
    • cabbage patch dolls were hot last season
    Similar To
    • popular (what does popular mean?)
17. Meaning
    • having a piquant burning taste of spices or peppers
    Synonym(s)
    • gingery (what does gingery mean?)
    • peppery (what does peppery mean?)
    • spicy (what does spicy mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • gingery Chinese food
    • hot peppers
    • hot curry
    • corn chips with peppery salsa
    • spicy tomato sauce
    Similar To
    • pungent (what does pungent mean?)
18. Meaning
    • sexually excited or exciting
    Usage Example(s)
    • was hot for her
    • hot pants
    Similar To
    • sexy (what does sexy mean?)
19. Meaning
    • performed or performing with unusually great skill and daring and energy
    Usage Example(s)
    • a hot drummer
    • he’’s hot tonight
    Similar To
    • skilled (what does skilled mean?)
20. Meaning
    • characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement
    • very intense
    Synonym(s)
    • raging (what does raging mean?)
    Usage Example(s)
    • the fighting became hot and heavy
    • a hot engagement
    • a raging battle
    • the river became a raging torrent
    Similar To
    • violent (what does violent mean?)
21. Meaning
    • wanted by the police
    Usage Example(s)
    • a hot suspect
    Similar To
    • wanted (what does wanted mean?)
22. Meaning
    • (color) bold and intense
    Usage Example(s)
    • hot pink
    Similar To
    • warm (what does warm mean?)